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Yeah that's a great idea :) I might do that... Thanks! I'll go check that out!

We were already planning on breeding, if I can get cheaper registered ones, like nigerianbreeder did, I'll go that route, but I'd really rather not shell out $600 or more for a pair of does :/ I just don't believe it would be worth it for us right now. I may be wrong though, I have several...

:) I'm already looking around even though I can't buy til spring, I just hope nothing too tempting pops up before then, otherwise my chickens might have roommates ;) lol jk jk

:lol: I was just doing the same thing! I found a farm barely 20 minutes from me that I'm planning to visit. :) We're going to the Common Ground Country Fair in September to look around and see how our 2yo daughter does around goats, she seems to like them in videos I've shown her, she gets...

Kinda confused? I live in Maine... Southern by choice was saying around $500-$700 for a couple registered does and I went with that... I think that might be about right anyways... not too sure I've only been browsing craigslist goats... which looking now most of the registered ones are in NH :lol:

Like I've been saying, right now we just want milkable pets :lol: So it probably isn't worth it to us to spend $500-$700 on goats right now, that's a lot for something that may not work out, as this is going to be a test run for us. I had 1 goat a few years back for 4-H but my mom wouldn't...

I've been all over craigslist and uncle henry's the past few day just checking prices... $150-$200 seems to be the average for an ND unregistered doe and $300 and up for registered ones. I can't get any til spring anyways but I know I'll be compulsively checking prices and pictures all winter...

Milkable pets :lol: If we had more land I would consider breeding and selling and having my own buck, unfortunately we only have enough room for a couple does currently. :( In the future we hope to move and have a lot more room.

@ OneFineAcre and SheepGirl Thank you both! That clears so much up! I probably won't get registered right off the bat, since we just want milk for us for now and don't plan on showing. If we decide we like milking and end up buying more land in a few years, then I will probably consider showing...

So I'm probably getting 2 does in the spring and I want to know if I should buy already registered ones or unregistered ones? Does it matter? Would I need to register them if they weren't already? Why do people even register their animals? Could someone please shed some light on this subject for me?

I'll keep this in mind and try and get does from someone who will let me breed them with their bucks. Thank you both!

That's good to know, we just want a couple small goats and ND's definitely are our first pick. we plan on finding a stud in our area, I don't want to deal with a buck spraying everywhere... maybe if we had more land I would, but definitely not right now. The hubby and I are debating on whether...

Yeah if ours were all in one spot I would, but we have them everywhere. lol oh no! did they actually get to the okra or just damage the fence?

Thank you! :) I will get Storey's Guide to Raising Goats then and maybe watch a few videos if I can find some. I talked to my hubby about if we had to help a kidding goat and he doesn't have any issue helping out if I needed him too, so that's a plus for me :) I've already started pricing out...

we have small raised beds everywhere, not one big plot so it isn't really feasible :( thanks for the input though :)

oh I forgot to add that they would only be confined to the 13x16 during our gardening season... come fall and the end of the harvest they could have free reign over most of the backyard :cool:

:clap That makes me feel better! I'm a SAHM so I'm home all day usually so me and my DD would be out there with the does a lot if we get them! I'm starting to get excited! I should be able to do this and have happy goats! thank you! :) I'm prepared for dirt and mud too, my chickens have...

:lol: I know all about the noise, my Nigerian was quite the talker! My neighbors won't mind at all they have at least 3 roosters and 6 ducks over there currently and they had a cow a couple years ago, so noise isn't an issue. I'm just worried my goats would feel cooped up, like I said though my...

Hi All! I found my way here from BYC, where I am also a member and I have already started a small backyard flock :) I'm not a newbie to owning goats, I had 1 Nigerian Dwarf Pygmy mix for 4-H a few years back but my mom wouldn't let me breed her :( but now I'm all grown up and happily married...